Miri is fourteen and in the last year shes been mugged by puberty. Shes grown six inches, expanded in all directions, her breasts are out of control, and shes prone to random eruptions of spots. Life already feels like a nightmare and now shes been asked to act as a bridesmaid for two of her siblings. Two weddings and two bridesmaid dresses could things get any worse? Of course they could. Her brother is getting married to brittle, beautiful Scarlett, whose sister Tiffany is Miris nemesis at school. Tiffany is the other bridesmaid and the pink satin dress theyve chosen makes Miri feel like an oversized sausage. Join a bridesmaid's hilarious journey to the altar in this sharp-witted story of family, friendship and embracing your true self, no matter what youre forced to wear ...

 

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards

This book has been graded for interest at 13 years. This book has been specially written for struggling readers. This book has been specially written for reluctant readers.

There are 128 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2022 by Barrington Stoke Ltd .

Keren David is a journalist and YA star who has been shortlisted for The Bookseller's YA Book Prize, the UKLA award and the Branford Boase Award, and nominated five times for the Carnegie Prize.